Improvement in match-safes



N. PETERS, Fhota-Ulhographar. Waslflngton. D. C.

tinitml tater @ateut 1W. 5* WW Letters Patent N0. 87,405, dateJMm'cl; 2, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN MATCH-SAPES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J nssn E. FOLK, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kiugs,'and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Match- .Safes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference bein g had to the accompanying drawiiigs, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in boxes or safes for keeping.luciier-matches, whereby they are rendered much more convenient and useful than they have hitherto been; and

It consists in forming, on the top of the cover of such box or safe, a receptacle for the stubs or waste ends of matches, as will be hereinafter described.

In the accompanying plate of drawings- Figure 1 represents a top view of a match-safe provided with my stub-receptacle.

Figure 2 is a cross-section of fig. 1 through the line a: x.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

- A represents the ordinary match-safe, made of either cast or sheet-n1etal, and of any desired form and size.

B is the lid or cover.

O is the back, which extends up above the cover, as seen in the drawing.

Hitherto match safes have been made without any receptacle for the burnt stubs of the matches, and the stubs are consequently apt to be thrown down under foot, wherever used, sometimes before the fire has been extinguished, in consequence of which numerous conflagrations have ensued. At best, the stub ends of matches lying loosely about, as they usually do, are a nuisance anywhere, and to provide a remedy for it is my object in this invention.

For this purpose, .I form the cover of the box with grooves, and attach thereto an inverted cup or trough, D, which is made to slide back and forth on top of the cover B, when it is necessary to empty it.

E is a slot in the receptacle D, through which the stubs of the matches are inserted.

This inverted cup D correspondsin form with that of the safe A, forming, when closed, a safe deposit for the stubs, as the matches are used.

The backs of match-safes usuallyextend up, as seen in the drawing, to afford means for fastening or hanging them on the wall. It will be seen that with my stub-receptacle attached, the cover of the safe would be self-closing.

The advantages of this arrangement will be apparent to all. A match-safe is considered a necessary article everywhere. A proper receptacle for the stubs is of scarcely less importance.

Having thus described vm y invention,

I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-=- In combination with the cover of a match-safe, the inverted box or receptacle D, arranged substantially as and for the purposes described.

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 26th day of January, 1869. I

I JESSE FOLK.

\Vitnesses FRANK BLOOKLEY, ALEX. F. ROBERTS. 

